The dangerous organism, Naegleria fowleri, was detected in about one-third of the samples taken from national parks along the ...

A new study confirms high concentrations of Naegleria fowleri at popular soaking spots across Yellowstone and Grand Teton ...

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic ...

While many are harmless, some can cause deadly infections and even protect other dangerous microbes. Their ability to survive heat and disinfectants makes them especially hard to control. Scientists ...

In a recent perspective article, researchers explain that free-living amoebae are becoming an emerging global health risk.

Their ability to survive heat and disinfectants makes them especially hard to control. Scientists say improved surveillance ...

Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. Credit: Paun V.I. Bacteria lurk everywhere. However, it’s only after researchers retrieve them from the most remote corners of the Earth that we can learn more about ...

Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, ...

Brown, the Donald L. Hall Professor of Biology in MSU’s Department of Biological Sciences, contributed to the study’s genetic analyses and interpretation of evolutionary patterns.